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Allen Kelsey Grammer (born February 21, 1955) is an Emmy-winning American actor, known for his twenty-year portrayal of psychiatrist Dr. Frasier Crane in the sitcoms Cheers and Frasier. He has also worked as a producer, director, and writer.
Early life
Grammer was born in St. Thomas, U.S. Virgin Islands to Sally Cranmer, a housewife and vocalist, and Frank Allen Grammer, Jr., a bar owner and musician. His parents' marriage ended when he was very young; his mother took him to live with her, and he was partly raised in New Jersey by his grandparents, Evangeline Dimmock and Gordon Cranmer. In 1968, when Grammer was thirteen, his father, whom he had only met twice, was murdered on the front lawn of his home in the U.S. Virgin Islands; in 1975, his sister was raped and murdered after being abducted outside a Red Lobster restaurant in Colorado Springs, Colorado where her boyfriend worked. Grammer, who was 20 at the time and enrolled in the Juilliard acting program, stopped attending classes and was asked to leave, citing a lack of focus. In 1980, his twin half-brothers were killed in a shark attack while SCUBA diving.
Career
Grammer was classically trained at Juilliard School for two years, but after losing focus due to personal problems he was asked to leave. He had a three-year internship with the Old Globe Theater in San Diego in the late 1970s before a stint in 1980 at the Guthrie Theater in Minneapolis, Minnesota. He made his Broadway debut in 1981 as Lennox in Macbeth, taking the lead role when Philip Anglim withdrew after receiving negative reviews. In 1982 he appeared with Christine Baranski in the Stephen Sondheim-James Lapine production Sunday in the Park with George with Mandy Patinkin, and then a featured role of Cassio in a Broadway revival of Othello with James Earl Jones and Christopher Plummer.
Grammer's television career began in 1983 when he portrayed Stephen Smith in the NBC mini-series Kennedy. Grammer came to broader public attention as Dr. Frasier Crane in the TV sitcom Cheers. Grammer's former Juilliard classmate and Broadway co-star Patinkin suggested Grammer to the New York casting director, and he got the job. The character became the center of the successful spin off Frasier.
Grammer won a number of Emmys and Golden Globes for his work on Frasier. He was the first American actor ever to be nominated for multiple Emmy awards for portraying the same character on three different television shows (Cheers, Frasier, and Wings). His US$1.6 million per episode salary for Frasier was the highest in the history of American television at the time, and his 20-year run playing Dr. Frasier Crane ties a record set by James Arness in playing Marshall Matt Dillon on Gunsmoke from 1955 to 1975.
Grammer's smooth, deep voice makes him popular for voiceover work. He has provided the voice of Sideshow Bob on The Simpsons, winning an Emmy for his work in the episode "The Italian Bob", He has appeared in nine episodes in all since the show's inception in 1990. He also supplied the voices for "Stinky Pete the Prospector" in Toy Story 2, Vladimir in the Fox animated movie Anastasia, Zozi the Bear in the subsequently-produced prequel Bartok the Magnificent, and the title character in the short-lived animated series Gary the Rat.
His most recent television work is on Fox's The Sketch Show. He also produces the CW sitcoms Girlfriends and The Game. Prior to that he guest starred as The Angel of Death on Medium, which he also produces. In film, his recent work includes the role of Dr. Hank McCoy (a.k.a. Beast) in X-Men: The Last Stand.
Personal life
Relationships
Grammer has been married three times. His first marriage to dance instructor Doreen Alderman spanned eight years, from 1982 to 1990, and had one child, Spencer, an actress on the American soap opera As the World Turns. His second marriage, to stripper Leigh-Anne Csuhany in 1992, lasted one year. Grammer claims she was abusive and that, after talk of divorce, she attempted suicide by overdosing on Tylenol and wine, which resulted in the miscarriage of their child. Also in 1992, Grammer had a daughter, Greer, with hair and makeup stylist Barrie Buckner. His engagement to Tammi Alexander broke up due to rape allegations and her leaks to the tabloid press, and since August 1997 Grammer has been married to Camille Donatacci, a former Playboy model. They have a son and a daughter together via a surrogate mother. Grammer and Donatacci have homes in Los Angeles, Colorado, and New York, and a holiday home in Maui.
Substance abuse
In 1988 he was sentenced to 30 days in jail for drunk driving and cocaine possession, and an additional 10 days of community service with CalTrans. He was again arrested for cocaine possession in August 1990 and sentenced to three years probation, fined $500 and given 300 hours community service. In January 1991 he was given an additional two years probation for violating his original probation through additional cocaine use. In September 1996 he flipped his car while under the influence of drugs or alcohol and subsequently checked in to the Betty Ford Clinic for 30 days. Grammer said of the incident:
"I was at a point in my life where I just wasn't focused. Sometimes I was doing drugs, sometimes it was booze. There was no question that I shouldn't have been driving that car at that moment."
Other notable incidents
After publishing his autobiography, So Far... in 1995, he was sued by a former girlfriend Cerlette Lamme for defamation of character and invasion of privacy. In 1998, Grammer filed a lawsuit against Internet Entertainment Group, which Grammer claimed had stolen from his home a videotape of him having sex with former girlfriend Cerlette Lamme. IEG counter-sued Grammer, denying they were in possession of such a tape, and Grammer's suit was eventually dropped. He eventually paid Lamme $1 million for the tape.
In the mid-'90s Grammer was accused of statutory rape towards his child’s 15-year-old babysitter by the babysitter's parents, but a New Jersey grand jury declined to indict due to lack of physical evidence.
Politics
On September 21 2003, during an appearance on Hannity & Colmes on Fox News, Grammer expressed an interest in running for United States Congress as a Republican. He indicated that it was something he would consider when his children were older. During an interview on the The Today Show, he told Matt Lauer that he wouldn't enter politics until he felt he was more knowledgeable on the subject.
He was a celebrity guest at George W. Bush's first inauguration. His character on The Simpsons, Sideshow Bob, is also a Republican.
Grammer in popular culture
On the popular flash animated internet cartoon Homestarrunner.com, there is a secret main page featuring the character Homsar who, when one rolls over the "characters" button, exclaims, "Kelsey Grammer". He is indirectly referred to on the UK comedy Little Britain where one of the main settings is known as Kelsey Grammar School.
Quote
* "I think it's your duty to overcome what you inherit in life. It's the David Copperfield line: "Am I going to be master of my fate, or its victim?" I'm not gonna be its victim, though I've felt victimized — a lot."
Selected film and television work
* The Simpsons Movie (2007), as Sideshow Bob (voice)
* Significant Others (2006), as Francis
* X-Men: The Last Stand (2006), Dr. Hank Mccoy / The Beast
* Medium (2006), as Angel of Death
* Even Money (2006), as Detective Brunner
* The Good Humor Man (2005), as Mr. Skibness
* Kelsey Grammer Presents: The Sketch Show (2005), as various characters
* A Christmas Carol (2004) (TV), as Ebenezer Scrooge
* Teacher's Pet (2004), as Dr. Ivan Krank (voice)
* Gary the Rat (2003) (TV series), as Gary 'The Rat' Andrews (voice)
* The Big Empty (2003), as Agent Banks
* Benedict Arnold: A Question of Honor (2003) (TV), as George Washington
* Frasier (1993-2004) (TV series), as Frasier Crane
* The Simpsons (1990-present) (TV series), as Sideshow Bob (voice)
* Cheers (1982-1993) (TV series), as Frasier Crane
* Animal Farm (1999), as Snowball (voice)
* Down Periscope (1996), as Commander Dodge
Awards
Preceded by
Ted Danson
for Cheers Emmy Award - Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
for Frasier
1994, 1995 Succeeded by
John Lithgow
for 3rd Rock from the Sun
Preceded by
John Lithgow
for 3rd Rock from the Sun Emmy Award - Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
for Frasier
1998 Succeeded by
John Lithgow
for 3rd Rock from the Sun
Preceded by
Tony Shalhoub
for Monk Emmy Award - Outstanding Lead Actor in a Comedy Series
for Frasier
2004 Succeeded by
Tony Shalhoub
for Monk
Preceded by
Tim Allen
for Home Improvement Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy
for Frasier
1996 Succeeded by
John Lithgow
for 3rd Rock from the Sun
Preceded by
Michael J. Fox
for Spin City Golden Globe - Best Performance by an Actor in a Television Series - Musical or Comedy
for Frasier
2001 Succeeded by
Charlie Sheen
for Spin City
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